diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts.js b/src/controllers/accounts.js
index cb14d9acef..eec71b2bd2 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts.js
@@ -501,6 +501,9 @@ accountsController.getChats = function(req, res, next) {
 			});
 		}
 
+		// Limit returned chats
+		chats.length = 20;
+
 		res.render('chats', {
 			meta: res.locals.chatData,
 			chats: chats,